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Walter & Group...
[GH] As I went through the many messages on teaching youngsters to fly cast over the past few days, I prepared a list of "key statements" which will provide recall of details too numerous to otherwise summarize.
Most of you will recognize the sources. Those who don't may well profit by going through the individual messages to see if you can match the statements or concepts with the contributor and to place these fragments into context.
Here are our contributors. Match their numbers with the statements/quotes:
1. Mark Ozog. 2. Phil Gay. 3.Michael Gallart. 4.Ernie French. 5. Harry Boyd. 6.Gary Eaton. 7. Gordy Hill, 8.Gary Kell. 9. Steve Smith. 10. Ken Kastorff. 11. Walter Simbirski. 12 Rene Hesse. 13. Bob Stouffer.
14. Ward Nicholas. 15. Gary Davison. 16. Guy Manning 17.Troy Miller. 18.Scott Swartz. 19. Soon Lee.
20. Craig Buckbee. 21. Peter Morse. 22. Philip Maher.
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- "FUN."
- "Teaching this pastime to young people is a way to live on in this sport. "
- "Let them start with other methods such as spinning ...."
- "Young kids have short attention spans"
- "don't stay with anything too long."
- "I generally discourage parents from starting their children before age 10."
- "'"My arm is tired" is the end of the session."
- "Don't teach until they are motivated".
- "....an older kid who has learned to catch fish that way."
- "Short sessions."
- "Teach them tip control and not much else."
- "'dragon's backs' and 'tumbleweeds'."
- "For me, teach fly casting by teaching "stop" first."
- "Short, light rods."
- "Use fun targets like fish cut outs and even better the Lefty trick of putting a mouse trap on the fish which snaps shut when hit.
- "They tend to hit the rod into the ground so be prepared to have a rod broken. "
- "Most want to learn about fly fishing."
- "I think the key is the simplicity."
- "we tend to over emphasize casting...."
- "...brief lessons are better than fewer longer ones! "
- "keep it fun and varied or you will quickly lose them."
- "...A come and try fishing day."
- "Leland's 7'9" Red Truck Emerger."
- "I get right on my knees in front of them so I can look them in the eye at their level."
- "....Two hands for the very young."
- " Start with games."
- "Circles, Straights & Eights."
- "Keep it simple."
- "Start with a popper or some other fly that is visible."
- "...with using both her arms she is able to load her rod ,,,"
- "'Pick it up, move it, stop'
- "Tailoring your lesson to meet their needs and objectives."
- "At that age, games "rule"."
- "Try to teach them one on one so you can avoid things like sword fights with fly rods."
- "a good mentor/coach."
- "Rest line on the lawn with each cast"
- " I'm afraid too often we take the fun out ......"
- "Use kid's language."
- 'Pick it up, move it, stop'
- "Girls like to get them "perfect". Boys like competition... "
- "No physics!"
- "Here go play with this"
- " Targets,"
- "Competition."
- "One thing they all like is taking the rod and moving the tip in a circle while turning in a circle. This gets a series of rolling loops on the ground and is a source of great fascination. "
- "Challenges and games."
- "Targets, Challenges, and Competition."
- "Get down to their level. Even on your knees."
- " Teaching one-on-one is best."
- "nagged my folks into getting me a fly rod. "
- "About fly fishing; Bugs/Fish/Safety."
- "Teach one knot"
- "Fly tying helps peak interest."
- " A tangible 'award' after a teaching session...."
- " Incremental..."
- "A little more distance at a time..."
- "Like up and back to stop 1, forward and out to stop 2 etc."
- "Praise and encouragement helps a lot."
- "No negatives."
- "Chop at Peter's forehead."
- "Avoid 'group sessions' (Boy Scouts, etc.)
- "No 'down time'."
- "Fly rod salute."
- "Answer the cell phone."
- "Harry Potter's wand."
- "Parents."
- "I don’t believe you can make a lesson plan when teaching young children to fly fish."
- "Don't make each fishing outing a 'lesson' ."
- "Kids need FOLLOWUP by family, mentor, or friends."
- "... Now, you can go out and catch a fish".
- "peer pressure"
- "separate parents from the kids by several rod-lengths to deter parent coaching."
- " PRAISE !"
- "One approach is to have alternating activities to intersperse between rod-moving sessions."
- "Child is interested."
- "Motivation is key..."
- "Start with the tip section of a 2 pc. rod."
- "Provide unlimited snacks and drinks (fruit juice?) and bathroom breaks."
- "Joan's 'FLY-O'."
- "Dr. Philip Brunquell's book on fly fishing with children."
- "No reel for the little ones"
- "First positive connection is with fly FISHING."
- "Ice cream cone drills."
- "Tent-Peg roll casts."
- "They just have to want it for themselves."
- "Roll casts with Buckbee 'Kerf tool'."
- "Lessons an anathema."
- "...the Boy Scouts Fly Fishing Merit Badge."
- "Ultimately, the student determines the effective duration of the session, nothing else."
- "OK...Now use 2 or 3 more Zoomies".
- "Direct teaching"
- "Direct teaching followed, later, by essentials and variables."
- "Teach STOP first."
- "Involve a parent"
- "You can’t want it for them."
- "You teach from your heart, not your mind. "
- "Write your name in the air"
- "Sit on the ground with the kids."
- ''tick, 1,2,3, tock''
- "Keeping it simple and relative."
- " FUN."
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